Life — April 26, 1888 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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i would seem to the ordinary observer that such a cele- bration as the hundredth anniversary of the inaugura- tion of George Washington ought to be a public one. There are certainly more than four hundred people in the city who would be pleased to witness the ceremonies, and it seems to us that to limit the number to this figure is just a trifle un- wise, and yet the appointment of Mr. Ward McAllister upon the Entertainment Committee is an indication that only the anointed will be permitted to be present. And, indeed, it would seem a pity that any persons should be at the celebra- tion who would be uneasy in a crowd, or cause others to feel uneasy. AS it come to this that that pavid and pennigerous philan- thropist, the editor, proprietor and wrecker of the Suz, has over-reached himself in his efforts to crush his enemy, the moliminous and morigerous Mag- yar, the editor, pro- prietor and floater of the World? It looks as if this were the case. Mr. Pu- litzer, having pur- chased the site of French's Hotel, op- posite the Suz of- fice, at Park Row and Frankfort Street, for the erec- tion of a new build- for the World, Mr. Dana at once at- tempts to start a movement to have the property condemned, sold to the city, and used as a part of the terminus of the East River Bridge, advancing many virtuous and disin- terested reasons in favor of the project. The Herald at once falls in with the Szz's argument as to the necessity for better bridge facilities at the New York end, but shows that, in order to carry out such a plan in the best manner, the Sun building should also be condemned and sold. And now the Su dare not exploit its pet project, lest it thereby contribute to its own undoing. HAT a blessing the French temperament is to the world at large! Almost the only amusing political incident of the present is the Boulanger excitement in Paris. But that same French temperament may, by a very slight transposition of incident, become a menace to the peace of all Europe. . * * * F Secretary Bayard marries Mrs. Folsom, he may rest assured that he will remain in the Cabinet for another four years. The President's mother-in-law might make the climate very genial for her distinguished son-in-law if things were not as they should be. But can it be possible that Secretary Bayard is wise enough in his generation to thus lay conduit for office? * * * OME men who have reached the top are getting dan- gerously near the edge. * * * T is rumored that when M. de Lesseps finishes the Panama Canal, the first vessel to cross the Isthmus will be propelled by the Keely motor. ONE EFFECT OF CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. Large Gentleman: SOY, ARE YOU DER FRESH COP™ WHAT'S GOIN’ TER LOCK ME UP, EH? * * * DIDN’T CARE FOR IT. THEL: Did you go to Italy ? HARRIET: Oh my, yes! We stayed there two months. ETHEL: What do you think of the /azzaronz? Harriet: Oh, it's awful. I tried some the first night I was there, but it doesn’t suit my taste at all. comicbooks.com